When I first read about Star Wars Transformers, I thought they would be the coolest toys ever. Imagine Rebel Alliance ships turning in Autobots! Imagine Imperial ships turning into Decepticons! In some weird, alternate reality, Rodimus Prime is a B-Wing fighter, and Galvatron is a TIE-Interceptor. And that would be awesome. Naturally, Star Wars TransformersContinue reading “On Fandom Fights”
On Remembering John Lennon
There are places I remember All my life, though some have changed Some forever, not for better Some have gone, and some remain All these places have their moments With lovers and friends I still can recall Some are dead and some living In my life I’ve loved them all. But of all these friendsContinue reading “On Remembering John Lennon”
On Olbermann’s Take on Iran
I wrote yesterday about the release of the NIE on Iran and the President’s press conference Tuesday morning. Neither event, truthfully, was particularly pleasant. Neither has had much play in the press, that I’ve seen. (Blogosphere, yes. Media, no.) Naturally, I wondered what Keith Olbermann would make of the release of the NIE and theContinue reading “On Olbermann’s Take on Iran”
On An Upcoming Appearance
To quote Professor Farnsworth, “Good news, everyone!” I’ll be attending the Farpoint Convention in Hunt Valley, Maryland, from Febraury 15th through 17th. Can you believe that? That’s like ten weeks away. Tempus fugit, people, tempus fugit. Expect panels and a couple of turns at the autograph table. And the hotel bar. 🙂
On the President and Iran
For several months now, the President and his administration have been building a drumbeat toward war with Iran. The reasons were many and varied — such as their funding and support for the Iraqi insurgents — but the major reason was the threat of Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon. Which, thanks to the release ofContinue reading “On the President and Iran”
On LEGO Doctor Who
Six weeks back I wrote about the need for LEGO and the BBC to put their heads together and bring out a line of Doctor Who LEGO sets. Apparently, I’m not the only one to feel there’s an obvious need to be filled, as there’s an entire thread at TrekBBS on the subject. Interestingly, theContinue reading “On LEGO Doctor Who”
On Winter Festivals
Christopher Hitchens confuses me. Don’t misunderstand. I enjoy reading Hitchens. I don’t exactly agree with Hitchens. He reminds me of something Stephen Fry wrote recently, on the subject of dinner arguments: I was warned many, many years ago by the great Jonathan Lynn, co-creator of Yes Minister and director of the comic masterpiece My CousinContinue reading “On Winter Festivals”
On First-of-the-Month Hits
From the creative mind of Keith DeCandido, “Tell what the first post of every month of the 2007 calendar year was.” Okie-day! January: On Incompetant Blundering — An after-action report of an Age of Empires III game. February: On Invitations — I was invited to a blogger conference. March: On the New Mission — IContinue reading “On First-of-the-Month Hits”
On Search Madness
WordPress provides, on the back-end, a stats-tracking package. I’ve been using it for a little more than six months now, and it’s pretty nice. I doesn’t give me all the information I want, but it does give me a lot, like what people are looking for. Beats pulling a server log to get that. 😉Continue reading “On Search Madness”
On Christmas Music
It surprises people, when they know my lack of religious inclinations, that I enjoy listening to Christmas music. Indeed, I listen to Christmas music pretty much year ’round. And it’s not even purely secular Christmas music I listen to. Yes, I have Fleming & John’s “Winter Wonderland,” “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer” done in theContinue reading “On Christmas Music”